The problem: I need to obtain the selected text from a window in a Windows application (not my program). I am doing my work in Delphi XE and the software I am attempting to access is a kluge built over the past 15 years with C, C++, VB and who knows what else. I do not have the source code. The edit box (an RTF memo) I am attempting to read is of the class "Ter32Class". When I use wm_copy
, nothing goes to the clipboard. when I use wm_gettext
, nothing. When I use wm_keydown
commands (to simulate Ctrl-Ins or Ctrl-C) nothing happens. Note that I can get all of these alternatives to work in wordpad, notepad, and FireFox but not this application (or OpenOffice, incidentally, but that's not the issue). The only way I have been able to programmatically obtain text from this box is to use autohotkey with the simple "send ^c
" command. While it works, it is inelegant. HELP?!?
More information: Window hierarchy: Ter32Class is a child of OI_Mdi which is a child of MDIClient, which is a child of OI_Window . I am drilling down to obtain the appropriate handle as it will respond to a paste command.
I am using Delphi XE but I'd love any solution in C++ or VB if no Delphi XE gurus have the answer.